May 22, 2013
Trent J. Perrotto
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov
Jay Bolden
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
jay.e.bolden@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 13-153
NASA HOSTS GOOGLE+ HANGOUT WITH RECENTLY RETURNED SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS
WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a Google+ Hangout with the three recently
returned International Space Station astronauts from 3-4 p.m. EDT on
Thursday, May 23.
This event will connect the agency's social media followers with NASA
astronauts Kevin Ford and Tom Marshburn and Chris Hadfield of the
Canadian Space Agency. The three are back home in Houston and
undergoing rehabilitation after living and working aboard the
laboratory orbiting 250 miles above Earth.
The Expedition 34 and 35 astronauts will answer questions and provide
insights about life, scientific research, maintenance and spacewalks
conducted during their stays on the outpost. Their life aboard the
station in near-weightlessness requires different approaches to
everyday activities such as eating, sleeping and exercising.
Google+ Hangouts allow as many as 10 people or groups to chat
face-to-face, while thousands more can watch the conversation live on
Google+ or YouTube. The hangout also will be carried live on NASA
Television and the agency's website.
NASA's social media followers may submit questions on Google+ or
Twitter in advance and during the event using the hashtag #askAstro.
Before the hangout begins, NASA will open a thread on its Facebook
page where questions may be posted. Unique and original questions are
more likely to be selected.
The hangout can be viewed live on NASA's Google+ page or on the NASA
Television YouTube channel. To join the hangout, and for updates and
opportunities to participate in upcoming hangouts, visit the NASA's
Google+ page at:
http://www.google.com/+NASA
For NASA TV streaming video, schedules and downlink information,
visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For more about the International Space Station, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
To follow Marshburn and Hadfield on Twitter, visit:
http://www.twitter.com/AstroMarshburn
and
http://www.twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield
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